(1) Now is a good time to invest in the property market. (2) He invested his life savings in his daughter's business. (3) The government has invested heavily in public transport.
(1) I'm pretty sure I'll be going. (2) The game was pretty good. (3) It's pretty hard to explain.
pretty ['prɪtɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.什么地方;任何地方;无论何处;〈口〉(用于否定句〕根本(不);
n.作用;地位;角色;
n.破坏,毁灭,消灭,灭亡,扑灭,驱除;摧毁;毁灭的原因,破坏手段;杀害;
adj.漂亮的;机灵的,聪明的; adv.相当,颇; n.漂亮的人(或东西);
(1) He looked at himself in the mirror . (2) a rear-view mirror (= in a car, so that the driver can see what is behind) (3) (British English)a wing mirror (= on the side of a car)
(1) Some of the studies show positive results, whereas others do not. (2) Pensions are linked to inflation, whereas they should be linked to the cost of living... (3) whereas the population of working age increased by 1 million between 1981 and 1986, today it is barely growing.
whereas [ˌweərˈæz] 📢 UK📢 US
conj.鉴于;然而;反之; n.“鉴于…”:正式文件的介绍性陈述,开场白;条件性陈述;
n.挑战;盘问;质疑;怀疑; vt.质疑;向…挑战; vi.提出挑战,要求竞赛(或竞争);驳斥;
n.<医>传染,感染;传染病,染毒物;影响;
n.(外)祖父;始祖; vt.新规定限制;不受新条例;
(1) a clever child (2) clever girl! (3) How clever of you to work it out!
(1) That is no way to treat another human being. (2) It's only human to want the best for your children. (3) He's really very human when you get to know him.
(1) The documentary opens tomorrow in movie theaters nationwide. (2) You'll see the movie theater at your right side if you walk down the street. (3) Danny and Cathy are in a movie theater. Dan wants something to eat.
(1) a specialist in Japanese history (2) a cancer specialist (3) [只用于名词前]specialist magazines
specialist ['speʃəlɪst] 📢 UK📢 US
n.专家;行家;专科医生;
n.巧克力;巧克力糖;巧克力色; adj.(含有)巧克力的;巧克力色的;
adj.厌恶的;厌烦的; v.使恶心;使讨厌;
prep.(表示时间)从…;(表示原因)因为;(表示来源)来自…;(表示分离)与…分离[隔开];
(1) ‘ What sort of music do you like? ’ ‘Oh, all sorts . ’ (2) This sort of problem is quite common./These sorts of problems are quite common. (3) He's the sort of person who only cares about money.
(1) The two teams have always been rivals. (2) The Japanese are our biggest economic rivals. (3) This latest design has no rivals (= it is easily the best design available) .
(1) ...a tiny little transparent pill, about 20 millimetres long. (2) The coats, made of polythene sheet 0.05 millimetre thick, are fitted on the sheep after shearing. (3) The total amount of pollen was measured more accurately by 30 millimetre deameter globes.
(1) Recovery from the disease is very gradual. (2) a gradual change in the climate (3) You can expect her progress at school to be gradual rather than brilliant.
gradual [ˈgrædʒuəl] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.渐进的,渐(升)降的;倾斜度小的;逐次的,逐渐的;平缓的; n.弥撒升阶圣歌;弥撒圣歌集;
n.戏剧,剧本;戏剧效果;戏剧文学[艺术];戏剧性事件[场面];
adj.有趣的,好玩的,逗人笑的;
n.救护车;野战医院;
(1) A sensor channels the light signal along an optical fibre. (2) Money for the project will be channelled through local government. (3) He channels his aggression into sport.
n.星期一,周一,礼拜一;[人名] [英格兰人姓氏] 蒙迪来源于古诺斯语人名,含义是“保护”(protection);[人名] [英格兰人姓氏] 蒙迪绰号,星期一,来源于古英语(曾流传生于星期一是幸运的,生于星期五是不幸运的);[人名] [爱尔兰姓氏] 蒙迪盖尔语姓氏的英语形式,含义是“Eoin之仆的儿子”(son of the servant of Eoin);
(1) Mike cut himself shaving. (2) The nurse washed and shaved him. (3) a shaved head
(1) Children must be accompanied by an adult. (2) Why can't you two act like civilized adults? (3) The fish return to the river as adults in order to breed.
adult [ˈædʌlt] 📢 UK📢 US
n.记忆,记忆力;回忆,往事;[计]存储器,内存;
adj.怀孕的;孕育着…的;富于想象的;富于成果的;
adj.成熟的;(智力、思想、行为)成熟的;成年人的;成年的; n.成年的人或动物;
n.娱乐,消遣;招待,款待;娱乐节目;
(1) She spat the name out like an insult. (2) Forgive me, I don't mean to insult you. (3) He felt the smart of their insult for many days.
insult [ɪn'sʌlt] 📢 UK📢 US
n.许可证,执照;特许; vt.同意;发许可证;
n.大臣;部长;公使;牧师; vi.辅助,服侍;执行牧师职务;
adj.不够和善的,不亲切的;冷酷的;无情的;
vt.侮辱,凌辱;辱骂;损害;n.侮辱,凌辱;损害;无礼;
(1) She put a new film in her camera. (2) to have a film developed (3) Everything was covered in a film of dust.